Triple
T1012983
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philco |
E21863
|
entity |
| Predicate | developed |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
surface-barrier transistor
The surface-barrier transistor is an early high-frequency, high-speed transistor design that used metal contacts formed on a very thin germanium base, enabling faster operation than earlier point-contact and alloy-junction transistors.
|
E122517
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: surface-barrier transistor | Statement: [Philco, developed, surface-barrier transistor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: surface-barrier transistor Context triple: [Philco, developed, surface-barrier transistor]
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A.
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory was a pioneering Silicon Valley research and development company founded by Nobel laureate William Shockley that became the seed for many later semiconductor firms, including those started by the "traitorous eight."
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B.
Shockley diode equation
The Shockley diode equation is a fundamental formula in semiconductor physics that describes the current–voltage relationship of an ideal p–n junction diode.
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C.
Transistors Gone Wild
"Transistors Gone Wild" is a song by the electronic music group The Network, known for its quirky, synth-driven style and satirical edge.
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D.
ASIC
ASIC is Australia’s national corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator responsible for enforcing and administering the country’s company and financial services laws.
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E.
Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: surface-barrier transistor Triple: [Philco, developed, surface-barrier transistor]
Generated description
The surface-barrier transistor is an early high-frequency, high-speed transistor design that used metal contacts formed on a very thin germanium base, enabling faster operation than earlier point-contact and alloy-junction transistors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: surface-barrier transistor Target entity description: The surface-barrier transistor is an early high-frequency, high-speed transistor design that used metal contacts formed on a very thin germanium base, enabling faster operation than earlier point-contact and alloy-junction transistors.
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A.
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory was a pioneering Silicon Valley research and development company founded by Nobel laureate William Shockley that became the seed for many later semiconductor firms, including those started by the "traitorous eight."
-
B.
Shockley diode equation
The Shockley diode equation is a fundamental formula in semiconductor physics that describes the current–voltage relationship of an ideal p–n junction diode.
-
C.
Transistors Gone Wild
"Transistors Gone Wild" is a song by the electronic music group The Network, known for its quirky, synth-driven style and satirical edge.
-
D.
ASIC
ASIC is Australia’s national corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator responsible for enforcing and administering the country’s company and financial services laws.
-
E.
Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493c68e24819080ed0ee8bcfd5ce0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7a8b254819089ffed9cb62a6930 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bad654c81909dd59211fafa8b2c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c41ab70819090084c508dbfd295 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3cbb30d081909759df25c21eb275 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.